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tenderleavesbob · 4 months ago

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Flowers and Deities continue!

"Yeah," Warriors admitted freely. He shifted on the ground and saw Twilight twitch toward him. Hyrule confirmed that the moblin's club had fractured bone, and even sitting on his blanket was painful. If Twilight wasn't so busy hovering over Time, Warriors knew without a doubt that he would be hovering over him. Instead, Wind frowned at him and started digging through Warriors's bag for who knew what. "The Fierce Deity made me nervous as hell. Mask hid the mask from me for weeks after the first time I saw him put him on. I was ready to break it in two."

"Because that sounds smart," Legend said, but he wasn't looking at Warriors. He was looking at Time's bag. Warriors had no doubt that the vet was itching to investigate such a magical item.

"I didn't care if it was smart," Warriors said with a shrug. "I was terrified that Mask was going to put on the mask one day and the Deity would refuse to let him go. Or it would grow bored of the enemies on the battlefield and turn on my soldiers instead."

The only thing scarier than the Fierce Deity turning its sword on Warriors's soldiers was the possibility of Warriors needing to raise his own blade in turn. He couldn't imagine it. He had tried, and he failed every time.

"Wind braiding some flowers into its hair helped. It made it harder to be afraid of it when it would show up with purple flowers in its hair."

Wind scoffed at him, but Warriors saw him preening. He offered Warriors another pillow and didn't stop shoving it at him until Sky helped Warriors better adjust his position.

Time was still sleeping off wearing the mask, not as young as he used to be. Warriors wouldn't mind staying at their new camp for another day. Trying to resume walking in the morning sounded like a nightmare.

"Is that why you called Time 'Mask'?" Sky asked. He took one of the blankets Wind had pulled out and tucked it around Warriors's shoulders. Warriors had lost more blood than he had thought, and it left him chilled. Since Twilight couldn't fuss over him, Warriors thought wryly, he supposed the duty fell to Sky.

"Part of it," Warriors agreed. He accepted the bowl of soup Wild offered him with a smile. He had watched the younger man make it, frowning heavily and making a thick broth from fresh bones. While Warriors hadn't had a chance to see his wounds and the resulting mess, the rest of the chain had. Based on the stains on his clothes, there had been a definite pool of blood.

Wild carried a bowl of soup in each hand and sat beside Twilight. Twilight paused from where he was checking on Time to gratefully accept a bowl. Wild grinned at him and then turned to the group. "I found a mask like that during my adventure. It had power to it, but nothing like..." He held his bowl with one hand and waved vaguely with the other. Twilight watched the soup splash in the bowl with clear trepidation.

"I'm used to powerful spirits," Twilight said, reaching up and steadying Wild's bowl, "but I never want to see that again."

Fear lingered in his eyes. Warriors smiled in sympathy at him. He understood.

It wasn't just the flowers and braid, but Warriors never felt comfortable talking about the war. No one would judge him. Everyone kept their own tales tucked behind their tongues. Remembering his own trauma was bad enough, but remembering Mask's and Tune's? How they had barely recovered from their latest adventures before they were dumped in a war?

Warriors remembered the battle, the moment, which had been the turning point with Fierce Deity. It was certainly not a story he ever planned to share, no matter how much he loved and trusted his brothers.

The battle had been awful. It had been late in the war, and whatever sanity remained in Cia's corrupted heart was falling apart. Ganondorf wasn't completely freed from his prisons, but he was free enough. Warriors remembered desperately loving his boys and just as desperately wishing the Goddesses would return them to their own times. They had seen enough, suffered enough.

Warriors didn't remember the blow which dropped him. He just remembered that it didn't hurt. He just remembered how Tune had seen him and screamed.

Things blurred after that. The shock of the wound and the blood loss, Impa told him later. Warriors never forgot the important things, though, like how gently the Fierce Deity had carried him off the battlefield, how Warriors's blood had stained them both, how the Fierce Deity had cradled him to its chest like Warriors was a child.

How the Fierce Deity had walked so carefully, letting Tune's short legs keep pace with them.

That was the moment when Warriors decided to trust him, and the Fierce Deity had never let him down.

That was certainly not a tale Warriors ever planned on sharing, though. "You should have seen the Deity sit while Wind braided his hair," he said. "It was weirdly adorable."

Wind preened while the rest of the chain stared at Warriors like he was insane. He only smiled back and started sipping his soup.

Warriors would also never share how he still had some of Tune's unused violets tucked in his journal. Some things were for him alone.

#lu warriors #tl scribbles #lu twilight #lu wind #flowers and deities #lu chain

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breannasfluff · 1 year ago

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Infection? Nah

Whump Rating: 2.5/5

TW: Infection, injury, not an ambiguous ending

It is just a little cut. Nothing to worry about and certainly nothing to bother Hyrule about. It wasn’t even bleeding! Sky frowns at the small cut, washes it off with water, and goes on with his life. At first, it seems to be healing fine. It doesn’t bleed and, except for accidentally rubbing against it, the cut slips from his mind.

The Chain has bigger things to worry about anyway; mainly the never-ending stream of monsters. By the time they switch eras, everyone is exhausted.

Sky’s arm itches. He rubs at it absently, pausing when the skin feels over-warm. Did he get a burn without realizing it? Well, there was a lot of fire being thrown around in the last fight. He twists his arm to find the burn, only to frown. It is the cut from before, only now it is slightly raised and heated to the touch.

He glances at Hyrule, but the healer is pushed to his limits. Dark bags under his eyes and the tremble of his hands point to an overuse of healing magic. They’ve burned through all the potions and fairies. Wild is out of ingredients needed to make more potions.

Well, he’ll keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, he’ll speak up. No need to worry the group if it gets better.

It does not get better. The heated, raised skin persists and then the skin breaks open, oozing pus. Infection, then, or dirt in the wound. Sky washes it with water, binds it in a clean cloth, and goes to Time.

“Hey, old man. How are you holding up?”

Time is as ragged as Hyrule, trying to keep everyone safe and on track to find another town in the endless wastes they landed in. It takes a long moment for him to look up and even longer for his eyes to focus on Sky. “What do you need?”

Sky rocks back on his heels, debating speaking. The last thing Time needs is someone else to worry about. Still, it's better to say something now before it gets worse. “I got a cut a bit ago and I think it’s gotten infected.”

Some of the life comes back to the old man’s eyes and he leans forward, gesturing. Obligingly, Sky unwraps the bandage and shows the cut.

“What are you doing about it so far?”

“Cleaning it, wrapping it in clean bandages.”

“Right. Make sure you air it out from time to time and keep rotating bandages. We can make a compress to help the inflammation but…” his single eye roves across the group. “We don’t have anything else at the moment.”

“Sure, don’t worry about me.” Sky gives a weak grin and claps Time on the shoulder. He’ll keep an eye on it.

The monsters ambush them in the middle of the night. Four, on watch, shouts a warning in barely enough time for them to wake and grab weapons. It’s a fight in the dark, lit by the odd flare of Legend’s fire rod and the dim glow of the Master Sword.

Sky slashes and kicks, putting all his technique to use to take down the enemies as quickly as possible. They don’t have the energy for a prolonged fight. They don’t have the energy for a fight period, but there’s nothing they can do but make the best of it.

By the time the battle is over, anyone who previously escaped injury can no longer say so. Time turns to Hyrule, face falling. “I know you’re overdrawn but…is there anything you can do?”

Hyrule’s magic is returning far too slowly for the rate he’s using it, but he’s keeping half the group alive at this rate. The healer looks around the group, assesses the further injuries he’ll need to address, and bursts into tears.

Legend bullies his way into the middle of the group, snarling at Time to leave the healer be. Never mind that his arm is either broken or fractured by a spear shaft.

Sky’s arm throbs, but he doesn’t speak up. Infection may be dangerous, but this one is progressing slowly. Some of the others don’t have as long. Pushing the injury from his mind, the chosen hero does what he can to help wash and bind smaller wounds. They’ll just have to make due.

His arm throbs and burns, now, and it’s getting hard to bend it. The infection is spreading, dull lines tracing along the blood veins under his skin. They switch eras and Hyrule mutters something about this being his land. The dead, twisted trees and poisoned water back up the claim.

There will be a town with healing supplies, but it’s going to be a journey to get there. The Chain does worse each day; Warriors in particular struggles with fevers and delirium. Their progress each day is agonizingly slow.

Sky looks at his arm, looks at the group, and keeps his mouth shut. He can go a little longer before causing problems.

A little longer turns out to be a day and a half. Sky wakes, sweating, with shooting pain in his arm. The whole thing is swollen now, oozing puss and heated. His shoulder aches as well, meaning the infection is spreading.

He drags himself over to Time, who’s watching over Warriors. “I hate to add anything else to your plate, but I think the infection in my arm is worse.”

Time meets his gaze and Sky reads the helplessness there.

“Right,” he nods and turns away. “I’ll let you know if it starts affecting things further.” They simply don’t have the supplies to deal with the infection. Time is in triage mode, and other members are worse.

Sky follows the others as they head to the closest town, although he stumbles more and more with each hour. Wild comes up on his side and silently loops an arm around his waist, which he nods a wheezing thanks for. There’s so much pollution in the air here that his lungs, already unhappy, are thrown into disarray.

By the time the town shimmers into view on the horizon, Sky’s fever has taken hold of his body for good. Wild’s arm is the only thing keeping him upright and moving at this point. His head spins and he finally stops, swaying.

Wild gives a questing noise.

Sky blinks back slowly. “Time,” he says slowly. “I think it’s affecting me now.”

Then he passes out.

~ They get to the town and get Sky some healing. Hyrule chews out Sky for not coming to him and then chews out Time for not sharing.

#infection #tw infection #tw injury #whumptober2023 #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu whumptober #breannasfluff #mywriting #lu sky #lu time

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alex-multiverse · 11 months ago

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Kh Worldbuilding headcanons: Destiny Islands Edition

No one ever talks about the original worlds in kh and i find that a travesty because these places are a really, REALLY good mine to play around with. (u can also use them or expand on them if you really like)

So im gonna share some HCs i have about the original kh worlds, starting with Destiny islands..... but before that some basics: also this is kinda long so under the read more it goes

In general:

Kh "worlds" arent really floating in space. the stylized icons we see in game are more akin to dimensional rifts rather than actual planets (seriously who thinks this is how the world looks fr)

Following on with the dimensional rift: as the "worlds" arent really pieces of the original world, they are something more akin as parallel dimensions or something along the lines of something like ff14 (mostly because i would rather die first than live in a world with 5 different versions of britain existing at the same time)

As much as dark road is cool, the explanation for the empty worlds is dumb and for the purposes of this exercise, instead ofthe worlds filling the people gradually after it is created, i consider that the worlds as they exist are the result of the surviving children of the war making their stories real in the fractured reality of the original world (it also follows the weird theme of reality/unreality that kh4 seems to go for) and it turning into a different version of earth as we know it, with some exceptions, such as monstropolis (which exists independently as a parallel land to earth in its canon) and Deep space (which is straight up NOT earth and was more like, the rift of lilo and stitch's world pointing at the high counselor's fleet BEFORE the actual movie started) and also the OG worlds who dont have something to be based on for reasons to be explained later.

the only world that exists in the ocean between as it is, is the Keyblade graveyard. because it was so majorly fucked up by the war it both shattered in the physical and dimensional way after it happened.

Now that that rant is out of the way, LETS GO TO THE MOST UNDERRATED WORLD IN THE SERIES:

Destiny islands is in fact, more than 2 islands, being a big archipelago with a bigger "main island" where our three protagonists live at. this one we have seen before in kh2

Destiny islands, is, by far, not the only chain of islands in the world. in fact, theres way more islands beyond the horizon.

We know the islands have a mayor, thus we know that they must have cordial diplomatic ties with different islands near them.

Due to FF characters existing here, i am very tempted to assure that some of the races from ff8 and ffX exist in this world (you are now imagining kimahri playing with a tiny kairi after diplomacy stuff with her dad just ended)

Due to DI being an original world, it is actually a shard of the original world that didnt really changed much compared to the other original ones. its major difference is that it is an ocean world like Wind waker hyrule or the Grand line from One piece

Magic is a real thing in the original worlds populace, you just really need to get good at it, learn it, be magical by default, or cheat and get a keyblade somehow

Religion in the og worlds strike me as something akin to the way people prayed to the aeons of yevon in ffx or the astrals of FF15. with people praying to the ff summons on a case by case basis and depending on their preference for patron gods. Ie: Leviathan being a goddess of the ocean and water who is prayed to by sailors or fishermen, while scholars prefer ifrit using an interpretation of the fire of knowledge. (you know. like a furry prometheus that doesnt get eaten by an eagle daily)

I'll probably go on more detail later, but for now, the summons that get prayed to the most in DI is probably Leviathan for the aforementioned reasons, Ramuh for nature and agriculture reasons, shiva for tradition and combat reasons (related to riku in my particular headcanon) And Titan for economical reasons, wow alex making the rock man into the economy guy i wonder where you have heard it before

Speaking of economy, DI currency totally has tiny paopu fruit symbols in its coins and bills, and its a legal course currency in its neighboring islands because they too dig the paopu fruit symbolism

Munny looks like malleable diamonds because it probably just morphs into the appropate currency depending on the world we're in, moogles only use them as they are because they are both the people doing synthing and also shady as hell. do not trust the pompom people.

Going back to the Paopu fruit: its quite a common tree fruit in the islands and in fact is industrially harvested in some islands both as an export and in-island use.

The paopu folk story is actually mostly just a misconception for an older tale. originally involving sailors and a promise to return home safe. it eventually turned into "sharing one will entwine your fates forever"

Paopu pastries are a common dessert, and paopu wine is used often in weddings.

Monsters ARE real in the islands and roam the most inhabited places. These are often hunt for game and for safety reasons

THAT MEANS, chocobos are also a thing people use in the most rural parts of the islands for fieldwork, transportation and sometimes food.

Blitzball is MAD popular and they Often do tournaments involving several islands. DI itself was almost a perpetual champion up until jecht retired, then they win every so often instead of always

Boating licenses are a thing, but kids can still use their little boats because they have to row them. think like, the difference between a bicicle and a motorbike.

There are bridges for tram systems between islands that are close to each other, usually reinforced for sea and storm reasons.

Legally speaking, equal marriage is a thing and even polyamorous ones because why being an ass about it.

Healthcare is mostly public, but there are Specialty care stuff in the main islands that costs money because of course it is

Because sora and riku are japanese names, i prefer the island to be something like a tropical japan, so most of the people in DI have japanese names.

That would be all for now. tune in next time when i tackle on Twilight town, who may or not be in perpetual twilight (is not)

#kingdom hearts #Kingdom hearts headcanons #shoutout to the sorikai server peeps for enabling this madness #Destiny islands #Sora #Riku #Kairi #worldbuilding #Headcanons #Alex rants about stuff #Alex plays kh #sorikai #that one is tangentially related

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rawliverandgoronspice · 1 month ago

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Gantober #1 - Rest

(Ocarina of Time Adult Timeline, no particular tag or trigger)

Gantober Masterlist

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After a while —though what a while consisted of here evaded him entirely— Ganondorf found there was an ease to the chains binding him to nothingness.

At first he had trashed, howling curses that no one would ever hear. He had raged at the wounds cracking his face open. Raged at the puny things that denied him the fruits of a lifetime of seething work. Raged at the gods, the fabric of all worlds; raged at the Triforce, at Hyrule and its blessed winds... but not even he could hear the sounds that he made. The wild, pungent fur retracted into fragile skin. He shrunk; his inhumane features settling for the gauntness of an aging man.

Slowly, agonizingly, he allowed the silence to suffocate him.

He felt his consciousness fracture, evading him from all sides, spilling from the gashes in his flesh and off into the gloomy purples of this non-dimension. He could rest, he thought —almost pleadingly. He could allow his failure to define him. He could stop resisting the flow of time and fate, give up, let it all go. Find the place where he had always belonged: as passing history, a mark on the stone, and then nothing more than legend.

Rest.

And he would have. To his shame, he would have.

He would have, if not for the insistent golden light piercing the ghastly edges of the void. The shard, embedded deep within his bones. The proof, throbbing through his living corpse in a dull ache, denying him respite from the scorching thirst of his soul.

He would have, had he not won once already.

#my writing #oot #ganondorf #gantober #fanfiction #fanfic #ok this one is a bit of a copeout I have already sort of threaded this ground in descant #but oh well!!!#feel free to send me prompts! I have prompts for like 14 days planned but that's not the whole month

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emma-altium7 · 8 months ago

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Warriors headcanon because I said so-

Warriors totally blames himself for the war. Whenever anyone tries to get him to understand that it wasn't his fault and Cia was a psycho, he'd say nothing but secretly he'd be like: "It was totally my fault, I should've given myself up when I had the chance."

Warriors was (and still is in his mind) a Mama's boy. Also, Warriors' mom died during an ambush, she was a soldier in the army and she wished for Warriors to also become one like her.

Warriors' mom was definitely the one to first wear the scarf and when she died, the soldiers took said scarf and gave it back to him as part of his Hero's Clothing.

Warriors definitely has the worst self-esteem in the whole team, he thinks himself as the least of the least and will think of everyone else but himself. He could be sporting a broken rib, a fractured leg and a shattered hand and still fuss over Legend's cut, or Wild's scrap or Sky's sprained muscle.

Whenever this happens, the Chain will threaten Warriors by telling him that they'll bring Time into the discussion and he'll bring the ultimate mother hen, Fierce Deity.

Warriors is the main medic in the team, while Hyrule knows how to heal, he doesn't know how to do it without leaving permanent damage. Warriors, being the war general he is, does know how to how to take an arrow out, how to stop a bleeding wound, etc.

Warriors was made for combating multiple foes at once, not 1v1, so when he began traveling with the Chain, he would always swing in a wide arc. He's gotten better at fighting one opponent but anytime waves after waves of monsters come out, the Chain will split from Warriors to avoid getting hit by his swings. They also know he does better alone in those types of situations and if anything happens there's always at least one person watching from a far, ready to jump in because he's used to having backup when needed.

Warriors likes keeping up his appearance, it use to be because of his status as a war general but now he doesn't really know why. Also he's got the whole makeup, cream and hair product kit.

The man has a knife almost everywhere on his person, in his boot, underneath his scarf, in his glove, on his hip, on his breast (inside a hidden pocket), etc. He's afraid of getting betrayed like the soldiers did to him during the war.

#warriors lu #warriors headcanon #linked universe #Warriors is a clean bean #Mama's boy warriors

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links-in-time · 3 months ago

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Twilight Warriors - Chapter 6

Dark slips through the Chain's fingers again, but Twilight and Wars get to spend a semi-relaxing night in the Kakariko hot springs.

@st0rmyskies

Usual 🔞 smutt warnings

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Dark and his minions had managed to slip away from the heros during the chaos caused by the dungeon collapse. Wild and Four blamed themselves for being too reckless. But the others insisted it wasn't entirely their fault. Dark had probably intended to hold them up in the dungeon long enough to make their escape through another portal.

The large central chamber of the dungeon had been eerily empty. Though pools of conjealed blood were splattered intermittently around the room. Black threads of malice swirled through the crimson blood. Wars inspected the pools with keen interest after Wild identified the alien substance for him.

"Is that what he's doing then?" Warriors asked no one in particular. "Combining monster blood with malice to make them stronger?"

"It doesn't sound any stranger than the other theories we've come up with so far," Time answered, scratching the back of his neck.

"I still think my idea is a good one," Wind interjected.

"What, the one about an unknown evil Link from the future travelling back in time to try and kill us all?" Hyrule asked, arms crossed, eyes rolling.

"What? It could happen!" Wind protested, mimicking Hyrule's body language.

They wasted little time in the chamber and decided to follow Dark through the portal. The boys walked through the space between space and into a dusty afternoon in a sandy canyon. A canyon Twilight recognised instantly.

He didn't have time to inform his companions of this fact however, before he had to dodge the swing of an enormous axe. Dark had left an ambush waiting on the other side of the portal to catch them on their way through. Several bulblins armed with clubs and axes blocked their escape. While two aeralfos swooped overhead, attacking from above. Wild and Twilight quickly had arrows trained on the aeralfos, and in a few shots they were lying on the ground. The bulblins were annoying but no match for seven seasoned heroes.

The battle was over quickly but they all knew it had only been a distraction. A minor scuffle to give Dark more time to get away. No one had any injuries, other than Warriors previously fractured wrist, so Time was happy for them to move forward.

"This is my era," Twilight finally announced. "We're in Eldin province. Kakariko village is just down this road."

Twilight pointed in a southerly direction along the road in front of them. And the others followed the line of his finger.

"It's not far. And there will be beds to sleep in when we get there!" He added.

This information was greeted with a great deal of relief and eagerness to get moving. Without further ado, the Chain set off between the canyon walls, their minds already ahead of them. Picturing all sorts of comforts that accompanied civilisation in their world.

Warriors fell into step with Twilight near the front of the group and spoke in a voice so low Twi almost missed it entirely.

"Don't suppose we might be able to get a bed alone in town?" He asked.

"Not sure. The hotel is more of a hostel. And the rest of the houses have inhabitants now. Don't worry, I'll think of something love." Twilight insisted, quickly reaching out to give Warriors hand a brief squeeze.

It took them less than fifteen minutes to reach the edge of town. Wild was agape at how different Kakariko was in Twilight's time compared to his. He missed the vibrant green and the clinking of the chimes blowing in the wind. There was wind here, but it was hot and dry. Clearly Death Mountain had a firmer grip on Eldin during this era.

Twilight lead the group through the town towards the hotel, where Renado was walking towards them along the wood plank walkway.

"Link?" He exclaimed, eyes wide at the sight of the young hero. "It's been months since you visited us here. Where have you been my young friend?"

Renado closed the distance between them and reached out a hand in greeting. The two men grasped hands then pulled each other in for a brief embrace.

"Renado, I've been away protecting Hyrule. But I think I'll be back for a short time. For tonight at the very least. My friends and I were hoping to stay," he explained, remembering the easy way he could talk to people from his own time.

Renado looked past Twilight at the other heroes. Hyrule gave him a little wave.

"Are they more of the rebels from Castle Town?" Renado asked.

"Sort of, they're adventurers too. We've been on the road a lot recently and we could all do with a decent night's rest. Do you know if there's enough room for us here?" Twi replied, gesturing to the hotel behind Renado.

"Oh yes, some visitors from the other regions were here a week ago on a diplomatic trip. But they left a few days ago. The town's been quite quiet again since they left. I'm sure the hotel will be able to find room for you and all your friends." Renado assured them, punctuating his sentence with a friendly confident smile.

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Room for nine heroes consisted of two large rooms with five beds apiece. Twi, Wars, Hyrule, Legend and Sky were in one room, with Four, Time, Wind and Wild in the other.

Twilight let himself drift off for a few hours to recover some strength, and to let his partner get some much needed rest. Around midnight he roused himself and trained his enhanced hearing on the other boys in the room. Satisfied they were all asleep, he crept across the candle lit room towards Warriors sleeping form in one of the opposite beds.

"Wars," Twi whispered, as softly as he could manage. "Wars, wake up."

Twi waited for Warriors to stir and open one eye before he continued speaking.

"If you want, meet me in the kitchen in five minutes. If you don't want to I'll go back to bed after that, okay?"

Twilight didn't wait for Wars to answer him he just turned and silently left the room.

In the bed beside Wars, Sky overheard Twilight's whispered instructions. His heart twisted with a pang at the thought of Wars and Twilight sneaking off together in the middle of the night. He'd begun to notice them spending more and more time alone together recently. Of course he hadn't said anything. It wasn't really his business. But by Hylia did he want to know if what he thought was happening, was happening. For tonight however, his aching body kept his curious mind firmly in his bed, tucked up beneath the blankets until he drifted back to sleep again. His dreams attempting to fulfil his fantasies.

Twilight was just about to go back upstairs to bed when he heard the kitchen door creak open behind him. The meagre light from the fire and the lantern in Twi's hand cast a warm orange light over Warriors form. He still had his sleep shirt on, but he'd pulled on trousers and boots to go out in. Wars had draped a blanket over his shoulders to defend against the evening chill.

"I thought you'd gone back to sleep," Twi whispered, walking forwards and pulling the blanket a little closer around Wars' chest.

"Nearly did, but I wanted to come see you more than I wanted to sleep," Wars replied, a hint of drowsiness still in his voice.

"Well it's nice to know where I rank in your list of priorities!" Twi chuckled.

He turned and walked towards the fire where a long wooden ladder was hung against the wall. Wars noticed it lead to a high window where moonlight was streaming through the small square.

"Hope you're ready for a bit of a climb," Twilight said over his shoulder. It's not hard, but this is the fastest way up to the cliffs."

Wars didn't ask why they were climbing the hotel in the middle of the night. But it was probably the strangest rendezvous the two of them had had thus far.

Twilight lead the way up the ladder while Warriors scurried up behind him. He followed Twilight out through the window onto a ledge on the outside of the building. Silently, they climbed up to the next story of the hotel. A flat roof allowed them to cross from one section to another, where a shallow slope helped them reached the next roof section. They carried on like this in silence, Twilight leading the familiar way up the building, with Wars behind him. As they moved, Wars couldn't help but glance up occasionally as Twilight's shirt rode up above the waistband of this trousers, exposing his ass beneath tight trousers.

Saving those thoughts for later, Wars looked up again to find Twilight standing on a ledge above him, holding out a hand. He took it gratefully and let Twi pull him the rest of the way onto the cliff top. With the hotel now behind them, Wars turned to look at Kakariko down below. The silent street and little houses still and quiet. Stars twinkle above as thin wisps of cloud passed overhead. The countryside and the mountain beyond, illuminated by the bright full moon. It was a beautiful night, it made him glad he hadn't gone back to sleep.

As rare as it was for the Chain to sleep in real beds, it was rarer still for two lovers to spend a night together. And on such a perfect night at that.

Warriors happily followed Twilight along the top of the ridge towards a point where he could see a gap in the rocks to their right. As they turned the corner a wall of warm air hit them as they stepped into a cloud of mist. It fought off the night air and dragged Wars forwards. He heard Twilight let out a deep sigh beside him as the warmth enveloped them both.

"Welcome to the hot springs. I thought we could relax up here for a while. No one else should be up here at this time of night, so we won't be disturbed," Twilight explained, as he took a step forward.

His movement disturbed the air and Wars followed in his footsteps towards the edge of an aqua pool bubbling away merilly. It didn't look very deep, but Wars wouldn't have minded if he could sink all the way to the bottom. After a moment Wars shook his head. He'd zoned out for a while without realising. Warriors blinked a few times before turning to his right to see where Twilight had gone.

What he found, completely brought him back to himself in an instant. Twilight stood completely naked, running a hand through his shaggy blond hair, his body highlighted by the moonlight. As he turned his gaze upon his lover, Twilight's eyes seemed to glisten as they reflected the starlight. He smiled at Warriors standing frozen to the spot, mouth a little agape. Twi couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him.

"You'll catch flies like that sweetheart," he said with a snorted laugh.

"Huh?" Wars replied, eyes still roaming over Twilight's body.

Twilight giggled at the single syllable response and stepped towards his drooling lover.

"Hyrule to Link? Are you still with me Link?" He laughed, cupping Warriors cheeks with his hands.

Warriors eyes met Twilight's, coming into sharper focus as he stepped into his space. The contact of Twilight's hands on his face felt warm and soothing. He sighed a little and smiled softly, allowing the superfluous blanket to slip from his shoulders.

"I'm here Rancher, I'm here." He said quietly, tipping his head forward to rest it against Twilight's forehead.

"Are you going to join me?" Twi asked, inclining his head towards the pools.

Wars followed his gaze then nodded.

"I'd like that."

"You need some help with those clothes?" Twi asked softly, fiddling playfully with the buttons on Warriors trousers.

"Hmm, if you don't hurry up with those buttons I'm gonna push you in that pool!" Wars warned playfully, giving Twi a dark teasing look.

Twilight laughed deep in his chest and turned his fumbling into a more concerted effort. Twilight pulled off Warriors trousers and boots and a moment later Wars pulled his night shirt off over his head. After throwing it onto the pile of their clothes and shoes, Wars went to flatten his hair out of habit. But Twilight caught his hand midair, with a soft grip.

"Don't," he uttered, "I like seeing you a little ruffled."

"Forgive me for wanting to look my best for you," Wars replied with a smirk.

"I don't care how you look love, so long as you're looking at me," Twilight muttered.

The breathy tone of his voice tugged at Warriors core. Fuck Twilight was turning him on right now. As Twilight stepped away, Wars followed, he didn't want to lose contact with Twi for a moment. But move away he did, stepping towards the pool and the inviting warmth of the water. Wars watched as Twilight took a step into the water. He waded in to just above his knees, his dick hanging just above the water. Then Twilight turned and held out his hand.

"Are you coming?" He asked.

Wars thought that question was a bit premature and he snorted a laugh at his own joke.

"For you darling, always."

Wars took hold of Twilight's outstretched hand. He followed Twi into the water, letting out a soft moan as the feeling of the hot water rolled against his aching skin. It was like stepping into a hot bath at the end of the worst day. Wars closed his eyes and waded into the water a little further. He felt the water rise up past his hips, smooth stone beneath his bare feet.

Twi was still holding onto Warriors hand and he lead him gently towards the deepest part of the pool. The water sloshed against their chests, leaving droplets splattering their shoulders and upper arms. When Warriors opened his eyes Twilight was still watching him with his soft gaze. Twilight smiled at his lover as he watched him surrender his aching body to the embrace of the water.

"You good?" Twi asked.

"Yeah," Wars nodded, "this feels amazing Twi. I'm guessing you've been up here before?"

"A few times on my adventure. Any time I was passing through Kakariko I tried to come up here to let myself take a break." Twilight explained as he ducked down a little to submerge his body up to his chin.

Wars mirrored Twi, lowering himself into the water. He felt safe enough with Twilight beside him that Wars decided to duck his head beneath the surface. He stayed down for a moment, listening to the rush of water over his ears. Enveloped in the blissful embrace of the steaming water, Warriors mind felt free of worry and strife. When he came back up for a breath, he frowned when Twilight wasn't still standing in front of him.

"I haven't gone far," Twilight's voice assured him from the side of the pool.

Wars pushed through the water to where Twi lounged against the side of the pool. Steam rose in plumes around him while the moonlight glinted off the water dripping from his torso. He was gorgeous and Wars could hardly take his eyes off him.

"Why didn't you just swim across? It's easier than wading." Twi asked with a frown. Briefly ruining Warriors picture.

Wars turned his face away as he stopped short of Twilight. Wars hoped Twi would assume the blush on his cheeks was from the heat of the water.

"I um, it wouldn't be easier for me," he said bashfully.

"Huh? Can't you swim?" Twi asked slowly, trying not to make it sound as though he was too surprised.

"I erm, I never learnt how," Wars replied sheepishly, keeping his distance as his eyes dropped to the water.

"Wow, that's kinda surprising!"

"Is it? I grew up in a city remember. No big bodies of water. And all my battles were land based. The need for swimming, just never came up," Wars explained, rubbing his bicep nervously as he spoke.

"I could teach you if you like?" Twi suggested, trying not to dwell on the negatives and give Wars something positive to think about.

He held out his hand and gave Warriors an encouraging stare. Wars let out a sigh and took Twi's hand. Twilight tugged Wars towards him and braced him with a gentle hand to his chest. He kept a soft grip on Wars' hand and leant in to kiss him. Wars sighed into Twilight's kiss and pressed himself closer to his body.

"I'd love that," Wars uttered, as he pulled away to catch his breath.

He reached up his free hand to trail a wet line along Twilight's jaw.

"But perhaps we could enjoy some other activities tonight?" He whispered, his words bringing out a flush in Twilight's cheeks. "I'm sure that's what you had in mind when you dragged me up here in the middle of the night."

A growl reverberated in Twilight's chest. His hands plunged beneath the water to find Warriors hips. Twi pulled Wars against himself possessively, digging his fingertips into Warriors skin. He always relished in the marks he left on Wars body. A subtle sign of their connection. Twilight wanted Wars closer, closer, closer. He didn't think he could be satisfied unless he and Wars were melded together somehow. His semi bumped against Warriors hip, the minor contact drawing out a moan.

"Someone's excited already," Wars observed, a teasing note in his voice. His own erection now trapped between them.

"You always excite me. I can hardly control myself around you these days," Twilight replied, his voice deep and husky with want. "Sometimes I wish I could just pin you down and fuck you senseless no matter where we are."

"The others might raise an eyebrow at that," Wars pointed out with a chuckle. "And I'm not sure the Sailor should be exposed to that just yet."

"I don't care anymore. I hate waiting for the moments when I can have you." Twilight responded, his voice sounding more and more desperate as his eyes drank in his lover. "Link, I... I need you."

"You have me Link, just take me," Wars whispered.

Spurred on by some blinding desire, Twilight pushed himself back onto a ledge at the edge of the pool. His waist and legs still below the water. He pulled Warriors up with him, planting his hands under Wars' ass while his lover straddled his lap.

Wars let out a surprised laugh at Twilight's man-handling of him. He'd never tell Twi just how much he loved it, but having his control taken away from him during sex only heightened his pleasure. For someone who always had to be in charge of every situation, every plan or strategy, Wars felt he could just let go with Twilight. He trusted Twi to take care of him and look after him. They had learned each other's limits and Twi knew how far he could push Wars. He loved him for it.

Wars bit his lip playfully as his eyes roamed over Twi's wet torso and up over his flyaway hair.

While his lips locked onto Wars', Twilight's hands set to work. His fingers found Warriors hole and he was rewarded with a perfect sultry gasp echoing in his mouth. Twi and Wars' eyes locked as Twi's middle finger started to rub up and down Warriors crack. He pressed against the tip of Wars' spine, eliciting more breathy moans. Wars continued to moan and gasp the more pressure Twilight added.

"Oh stop teasing me! By the three it's infuriating!" Wars groaned, throwing his head back at the delicious tease on his ass.

"But you look so stunning like this. And every little sound that comes out your mouth makes me want to fuck you even harder when I'm ready," Twi replied with a chuckle.

After a few more minutes of fondling, Twi pushed his finger into Warriors ass.

"Oooooh," Wars uttered, his back arching as he tilted his head back.

Twilight plunged forward and locked his lips around Warriors exposed neck. His wild side winning him over, Twilight let himself bite Wars ever so slightly. His canines nipping at the miscle at the juncture between Wars' neck and shoulder.

"Uh!" Wars gasped, one hand rushing to grip Twilight's shoulder and the other tangling in his hair. "That's - that feels so good!"

Twilight moved his focus slightly and nipped Warriors flesh again. He got the same reaction. Warriors startled cries fuelling his arousal. Twilight wanted Wars around his cock, to fill him with his seed. To hear him moan and scream and chant his name. Desperate to satisfy himself and his lover, Twilight returned his attention to the hand cupping Warriors ass. He added another finger to Wars' tight hole and began massaging the soft walls inside.

"Twi!" Wars breathed, his words barely audible. "Twi... Link... Fuck!"

"You want more sweet thing?" Twi asked, dipping his head briefly to suck at Warriors nipples.

"Oh fuck!" Wars huffed, tightening his grip on Twilight's hair.

The pull on his scalp was growing painful, but it gave Twilight something to focus on other than his erection. He leaned into the sensation when Warriors pulled his head in a particular direction. He let out his own breathy moans when Wars planted a wet sucking kiss against the skin at the base of his neck. The sweet feeling of the hickey pulled at his core and sent his senses reeling as Warriors repeated the action, once, twice more.

Twilight slipped a third finger into Warriors ass, pushing all the way down to his knuckles. Wars released his grip on Twilight's hair, his fingers reaching out into the air. His mouth dropped open into a perfect O and Twilight huffed a laugh at how perfectly his lover took his attentions.

"You love this don't you," he observed, slowing his fingers steadily to a stop, just flexing them slowly inside.

"Fuck yes," Wars replied, eyes closed as he savoured the feeling of Twilight's fingers inside him. His toes curled and uncurled in the water.

"You want more?" Twi asked, a teasing note to his soft voice.

"I always want more of you darling," Wars gasped.

He started gently rocking himself on Twilight's fingers, relishing the feeling of his ass stretching around Twilight's digits. Chasing the previous sensations which had been driving him insane.

"Would you like to ride my cock instead of my hand?" Twilight suggested, raising an eyebrow in amusement.

Wars nodded, his wet bangs hanging over his face, partly blocking his view. Twilight removed his fingers from Warriors ass and reached up with his other hand to brush Warriors hair aside. Tucking his bangs behind his ear, Twilight's hand lingered on Wars' cheek for a moment.

"You're so gorgeous, I can't believe how lucky I am."

"Me?" Wars chuckled, "I've been spending all night thinking the same thing about you."

The two men laughed for a moment before coming together in a heated kiss. Warriors claiming Twilight's mouth with his tongue before biting his lower lip as he withdrew.

The passion between them slowed to a steady humm as Warriors lifted his body over Twilight's waiting cock. Twi held himself steady as he lined up with the Captain's ass. Wars lowered himself, hovering over Twilight's head, just brushing the rim of his hole. His eyes found his lovers, deep blue like the midnight sky around them, as Wars slowly lowered himself down.

Wars relished the feeling of being fingered, eager digits pressing blissfully against his sensative core. Stretching his hole with each finger added. Whereas Twi's cock demanded to fill every inch of Wars' insides. Sitting astride Twilight's lap, with his cock now deep insidde him, Wars felt a sense of belonging. He was Twilight's. The Ranchers own thing to use as he wished. Wars was just along for the ride.

As the warmth of the water surrounded them, easing aches and pains, Wars began to lift himself up. Feeling the drag of Twilight's cock against his hole.

"Mmmng," Twilight groaned, his head tipping back as his eyelids fluttered.

"Oh I love the way you fill me up. I could ride you for hours!" Wars cooed, his voice soft and loving. "Just wanna ride your cock until you fill my ass with your cum."

Warriors words seemed to bring Twilight back to himself a little. His wandering hands rooted themselves to Wars' hips, pinning the man to his lap. Twi locked eyes with Wars again as he began to thrust his pelvis upwards. Twi's cock seated deep inside Wars ass, the sensation of being fucked hard and fast felt incredible.

"Oh Link!" Wars cried out, his voice dulled by the steamy air around them.

"That's right, you're mine aren't you," Twi grunted, quickly changing the sound from a growl.

"Uh huh," Wars nodded emphatically. His hands draped lazily over Twilight's shoulders.

Water splashed and churned around them as Twilight continued to pound into Warriors. Occasionally he would remind Wars just how strong he was, as he lifted the slighter man up and down.

"Oh by the three!" Wars exclaimed, eyes squeezed shut as his jaw dropped.

Twi felt him clench around his cock and watched with satisfaction as Wars came between them. Streams of his thick cum mingling with the water. Wars clenched again and Twilight came with a stammered cry. His cock released inside Wars, filling him until he ran dry. The sensation stretched out Warriors orgasm as he felt himself filled with Twilight's cum.

"Oh fuck Twi!" Wars gasped, gripping Twilight's shoulders as he shuddered.

Twilight rode out his own high, finding Warriors cheek with his hand once more. He stroked Wars' face with his thumb, gazing into the bright blue eyes staring back at him.

They stayed that way for a moment, locked in each other's gaze until Warriors hips began to ache. Slowly he lifted himself off Twilight's cock and stood up on slightly shakey legs. Deciding it was probably not a good idea to be standing on wobbly legs in a deep pool of water. Wars walked to the edge and hauled himself up to sit on the smooth rocky edge of the pool.

Twilight turned his head to watch Wars push himself up out of the pool. His muscles taut and drpping with water as he turned to sit on the edge. Wars ran a hand through his wet hair before looking down at Twilight.

"What are you looking at gorgeous?" He teased, still trying to even out his breath.

"Hmm, a midnight snack perhaps," Twilight mused.

"A midnight snack?" Wars echoed, a little confused.

He frowned a little, catching Twi's attention. Twilight stood up, sending another small wave across the pool. He turned and crouched down in front of Wars. Twilight's hands ghosted along Warriors legs, resting on his upper thighs. He eyed the object of his desire for a moment before briefly tilting his head to look into Wars face.

"I've been working hard tonight. I've worked up quite the appetite!" He crooned, giving Wars a tintelating smile.

As Twilight's head dove between Warriors legs, the Captain let out a soft cry of pleasure. A cry which vanished into the silence of the night.

< Chap 5 : Chap 7 >

#legend of zelda #fandoms #fanfic #the legend of zelda #link #linked universe #link hyrule warriors #lu chain #link twilight princess #lgbtq+#gay romance #zelda smutt #link smutt #gay smutt

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kovacs-of-courage · 1 year ago

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Eclipse AU(Tldr at bottom of post_

So I made a modern-sort of percy jackson inspired AU for Linked Universe, I think it's fun to write! I hope other people enjoy it. Here's my weird rough summary. Willing to answer any and all questions!

The Chain are lost in time, trapped in an unending cycle of life and death. A familiar tale to the hero's spirit. In their last confrontation with the incarnations of demise, and the demons he commanded--the whole of reality went asunder, and the power of the gods shattered entirely.

After that confrontation--the nine embodiments of the hero’s spirit suffered the same fate as their homeland--their souls washed away in caskets of golden tears and failed promises.

Hyrule was wiped away, wiped from the face of history and beyond. The goddesses had to begin their creation anew, without the baggage of those that caused it’s destruction in the first place.

Earth, modern earth, was created in it’s place--with a few key changes.

For all their efforts--the remains of their first creation leaked through, infecting the history of our earth like vile rot. The monsters were the first to make the breach, their combined hatred and inhuman will to survive holding their corrupted essences together through the transition.

There are stories of these creatures, often disregarded as exaggerated hyperbole by historians, or metaphors for natural disasters.

They were not.

The Queen Gohma haunts the jungles of South America, legends of her urchin-like young making victims of unfortunate wanderers; sustaining her immortal lifespan in the depths of her hollowed tree.

Argorok terrorized the skies of medieval Europe, casting plumes of fire on the feudal armies that tried opposing it’s oppressive reign; her accompanying packs of gleeoks hunting ancient sailors in the atlantic.

And there were many, so many more monsters that endured the chaotic folding of time and space, the near-annihilation of any sense of self--as the mind and soul were put to battle against the last, drawn out gasps of their dying universe. The destruction was biblical, the return of gods seen only in legend--it’s a wonder that anything survived that cataclysm.

The chain suffered a similar fate--at first--their existence and histories torn apart atom by atom, their souls stretched paperthin as thought and reality blended together during the collapse of stars.

But they endured.

They tumbled through the new cosmos, the echoes of their shared spirit melding into the foundation of the universe--as immovable as gravity. When humanity came to prominence; the chain were there to follow. They were reborn, stripped of their memories, into a thousand different societies, and countless eras.

At times of crises and devastation; their nine courageous souls were reborn across the earth, their courage burning brighter than it had been before. They were prepared for the changing world, their skills old and new continuing with each reset.

There are some echoes of continuity, however, rules that their spirit must follow.

Twilight is related to time in some way, and they’re the two who meet again the most.

Wind is always born in sea-faring communities, whether that be in the literal age of pirates, or as an early tribesmen at the dawn of civilization--rediscovering his aptitude for sailing.

And as the chain have been reborn, so too have many of Hyrule’s legends, their essences bleeding forth onto our realm. The memory of that primeval history scars our world, and fragments of every era hides under the bustling, nation-states of our modern age.

Some more aware than others.

Those with the blood of Hylia returned, bringing the memory of their goddess with them--thought to be eradicated. They possess no royal heritage, living as normal citizens, the zeldas being born nearby their links.

The sheikah bounced back quickly, as Impa(SS) managed to come out of the transition with her memories intact--assembling her fractured tribe during the stone ages.

TLDR: Modern AU that’s sort of percy jackson in how Hyrule seeps over. Ancient things hidden in modern times, with the chain reborn worldwide.

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #fanfic #lu au #linked universe fanfic #linked universe au #eclipse au #involves alot of time travel #not sure if I want a long term story for it but I have alot of oneshot ideas #lu chain #linked universe chain #lu time #lu twilight #casting these chain tags like candy on a fishing rod #lu impa #lu sky #lu warriors #lu wind

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wild-dagon · 5 months ago

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Building off of this idea

Where all of the Chains loved ones get dropped into Wild’s Hyrule and the Chain have to go pick them up (two at a time Wild as guide and chain member)

Where should Twilights person/people be?

#lu twilight #lu wild #linked universe

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sleepylink · 10 months ago

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Fracture Chains

I'm having fun thinking of my own Zelda Link crossover.

The First Hero from the Skyward Sword Manga is there, he is very tired and hates working with kids. (About 27) (Hiding - Feelings (He does care, he just worries about kids in battle, its the stress))

The Hero of Time is still a kid but when he touches the Master Sword he'll age 7 years, then when he puts it down he goes back to normal. (About 14 turns 21) (Hiding - Fear) (Can Time Travel)

The Hero of the Sky shows up sometimes, he is very tired and needs a nap. When he needs to work on something he gets down to business, but is very tired otherwise. (About 24) (Hiding - Nature (Hiding who he really is, he's running around doing everything, that's why we only see him every once in a while, he's doing things for everyone at once)) (Can Time Travel)

The Hero of Four, has been split and lost through time, and guess who's traveling with the group? Shadow, Pretending to be Vio. He is very stressed and 100% believes he will be killed if they find out. (ppl who know just by looking, Spirits, Hyrule, Legend, Twilight) (15) (Hiding - Identity)

The Hero of Spirits has taken his title a little too seriously, and is floating about trying to find where he left his body... Time, Shadow, Twilight and Hyrule are the only ones who know he's following them at the beginning. (13) (Hiding - Existence)

The Hero of Hyrule is currently pretending he's actually "Just a traveling Fairy" and hanging out with the chain. The blood curse was getting too much for him, so he decided to hide with the fairies. (17) (Hiding - Identity)

The Hero of Legend has recently awoken from Koholint and is still VERY sad about Marin. He's trying to find something to get his mind off of things, and teaming up with others is exactly that. He is also trying to hide the fact he's still injured from the ship wreck- (17) (Hiding - Injury and Sadness) (Can Time Travel)

The Hero of the Minish, Still learning how to become a blacksmith, took a bit of a detour to help everyone out, but he mostly stays home. (11) (Hiding - Abilities)

The Hero of the Wild, saw things were broken, and was trying to fix things, but somehow ended up here, not sure why, but he's working on it! (123 (23)) (Hiding - Confusion)

The Hero of Twilight, Loves Animals, Loves kids, is just vibing tbh, Ignore that stressful face, he's fine! Whats over there? OH LOOK A WOLF HAHA- (18) (Hiding - Stress) The Hero of the Wind, Currently founding a kingdom- Does help out the group, and joins them for a bit. (19) (Hiding - Status)

The Hero of Warriors Currently trying to fix the timeline AGAIN- Very upset he has to fix things again... (Might have been his fault thought) (26) (Hiding - Guilt) (Can Time Travel)

The Hero of World, working with Ravio to try and find out what happened to the world. Sheerow is also missing. These two stick together, and they don't stay with the chain very often. (15) (Hiding - Identity) (Can world hop)

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Not all of them will be together at a time, The one's who can travel through time are each leading a group, and that group somewhat sticks together. Also, some just stay home, they are doing stuff atm.

Group 1 - First, Time, Shadow, Hyrule, Spirits

Group 2 - Warriors, Wild, Twilight, Wind and Legend

Group 3 - Sky

Group 4 - Worlds and Ravio

Group 5 - Minish (Stays home, lil guy has school)

These groups WILL Shuffle a few times.

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But yeah, everyone is hiding something!

Also, all four colors of Four would show up at some point, again, Shadow is searching for them!

#legend of zelda #fractured chains #zelda #zelda au #legend of zelda au #I have some sketches #but yeah I have some funnys planned XD #idk how far this is going to get though #wip

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r0achezz · 1 year ago

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Chapter 1/1 - Jewelry fit for a rabbit

Flora twisted, as if dancing with the blade as she stabbed through the black blooded bokoblin from ,apparently from Wind’s world, telling by the bandannas and torn up eye patches and what-not on the monsters' avatar. She lands on the ground, wincing though as her ankle throbbed in pain, wavering a bit before lifting up her blade, back touching Link’s for a quick moment before they bursted back into the black blooded battle.

It wasn’t necessarily difficult, but nobody left unscathed.

Nobody mentioned the way Link had torn down a moblin, despite not having a weapon on hand.

Hyrule forced everybody down, scanning anybody for any broken bones or fractures or concussions. Anything that might affect them in the long run. Thankfully, the worst injury they had was Wild with a nasty bite on his shoulder. So, with limited potions they all shared a sip of one, while the traveler went on fussing about Time’s unnecessary injuries along his arm, because he “wanted to play hero.” to which the older responded, “I literally am a hero.”

The argument was fun to watch at least.

She sighed, rubbing her ankle in relief as the pain faded off thanks to the red potion, tired green eyes flicking across the group spread out until her gaze landed on Legend, fiddling with a necklace.. Or was it a chain? She’d just call it a necklace.. Normally she’d simply take her attention off of it and check on Link, but from the look of joy in his bright sky blue eyes and the hoarse laughter as Wind boasted about amazing feats he’d accomplished on his journey, she didn’t have to worry right now.

Besides, a little talking never hurt anybody right?

Especially not when her brother (When did she call them brother??) Looked so moon-faced.

click here for more!

#r0achezz #linked universe #lu legend #lu wild #lu hyrule #roleswap au #time traveling princess au #raviolink #ravioli #heheh #PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIC :D

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raycatz · 8 months ago

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Yeah!

I really like dungeon crawling fics and fics that have the chain mix and match their items and skills to solve puzzles! (and art!)

Here's a couple that come to mind!

Fractured by theScrap_Witch - "Four wakes up alone in the Palace of the Four Sword and discovers a disturbing glimpse of his future." Four must find the best way to fight himself.

Crimson Ties by turtleduckcrossing - Hyrule and Wind are separated from the chain in a labyrinthian dungeon of Hyrule's era. Hyrule is stuck as a fairy. Both of them are struggling with insecurities and feelings of uselessness or feel they have to prove themselves to the others. Hyrule because he cannot help Wind fight in this form and Wind because he feels he is being constantly underestimated by the chain. He and Roolie each get the space to prove themselves wrong and learn to trust and rely on each other. (Art: x | x | x | x | x )

My Heart's Forsaken Me by sister_dear - Time is split by the four sword across his own timeline: Sprite, Ocarina, The Hero's Shade, and The Fierce Deity. The chain fall into a dungeon and are separated in different groups each with a different iteration of Time. They have to use their different skills with a focus on that Time's abilities to regroup and escape. (Art: x | x )

L'appel du Vide by Cullhach - First meetings between Legend and Wind. They're in a dungeon and they do not speak the same language. I really like this one because Wind and Legend finding similarities between their languages, making efforts to communicate, and finding what works is one of the puzzles that gets them through. (Includes art as part of the fic and communication!)

A Humble Traveler’s Guide to Opening Dungeon Doors by Cullhach - The chain use the pirate's charm to remotely guide a concussed Hyrule through a series of dungeon rooms. Roolie is struggling with the doors poor fella.

Perfectly Timed by Equalata - Not a dungeon but lots of fun item shenanigans! The chain have a race. All items are fair game! (Based on artwork by hero_of_courage for the 2021 LU artist appreciation project.)

Art that combines items, uses them in unusual ways, or features lesser known ones, as well as some dungeons that I remember (lol)!

Warp Song by yasmeensh - Hyrule can summon tornadoes.

Fire from Above! by marimarimarine and Jojo - Wild uses stasis to launch a log over a monster camp. Wars, fire rod ready, comes along for the ride.

Hookshot to the face by Jojo - Legend letting go of the hookshot so that it smacks Dink in Shifting Shadows pt. 3 is just so clever??!! It's one of my favorite moments for how the item is used.

There's multiple pieces of artwork where Wind uses the Wind Waker to give Sky or Wild a boost when paragliding. If anyone can find examples please add them!

Freight Cart Pump Trolley by raycatzdraws - Spirit Tracks meets LU gif where Four and Sky use the gust jar and gust bellows to push along a train cart.

Blue Ring by raycatzdraws - Wind and Hyrule trick Legend into putting on Roolie's defense buff ring.

Any art or fic where Legend uses the First Gen Ring to look like Hyrule.

Puzzling by ovegakart - A bunch of the lads have squeezed into a crawl space to get a look at a puzzle.

How Are You That Small??? and GET FLIPPED (extra x) by mmmwafflesart - Four uses the cane of pacci to upend Wars ass over teakettle >:) I've also seen comics and fics around here somewhere where he uses it to flip guardians. (Blueskullcandy wrote Flip List based on Waffle's artwork for the 2020 LU artist appreciation project!)

Wind uses the pictobox for evil by Kesoo - A very good comic based on a fic based on very sweet art of Wars and Legend getting along.

Wisdomverse AU by linderosse - A LU spinoff Zeldas-meet AU that focuses on and gives new light to the Zeldas of LU fanon. There's been a lot of neat item appearances so far such as the sheikah slate's magnesis and the cane of somaria! (Here's a comic where Flora and Four use Four's shrinking ability to shrink objects! x)

Whoever sees this who wants to add more go for it!!!

I've been playing Oracle of Seasons and I love that part of dungeon solutions has been using trampolines to move between floors.

You know those videos where a bunch of friends will work together to bounce one person like dozens of feet into the air? Imagine that but LU (works for other Links Meets too) and that this is the solution to the dungeon room. The chain walk into a room with a floor that has a give to it. There's a platform a fair ways up (with a switch that can't be seen from the floor) and nothing else. (and while Time is worried about bosses like bongo bongo) the lads realize that the solution is Bounce That Boy! (btbs would be funny but this is just with the trampoline okie okie xD )

Dungeon puzzle designs that need all nine people to work together! Who are we bouncing? Given a Link's propensity for backflips I think this activity would include a good deal of laughter and showing off.

#linked universe #lu fic #lu analysis #long post

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bokettochild · 2 years ago

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So this is rather self-indulgent but I sprained/twisted/something my ankle earlier and until we get hands on some crutches tomorrow I've been doing a lot of hopping on one leg. I described it as 'hopping around like a demented one-legged rabbit' and then rabbit made me think of Legend and now I would love to see a fic where Legend sprains his ankle and then proceeds to power hop his way around camp or something because his legs are super strong. Hyrule and Sky do not approve but he's hopping too fast for them to stop him

Your wish is my command, darling!

Broken Leg(end)

Usually, if someone in the camp is injured, a look from Time will make them hold still.

Usually, when someone is injured and Time’s stare somehow doesn’t work, Twilight will come and hold whomever it is down until they can be treated (unless it’s Sky, because both Twilight and Warriors have to be there to make him hold still).

And usually, if they still struggle, one look from their fae will have them sitting still in the hopes of not angering Hyrule.

Sure, Time is scary, but Time is, at his core, just a dad. Hyrule is a fae and has the power to curse someone to stillness if they don’t comply, or so he’s let on.

That idea is about to be tested though.

“Legend, for the love of Hylia! Would you just hold still!” Warriors shot at the vet. The Chain of Links was just piecing themselves together after a rather nasty battle, and while so far the worst injury had been a gash to Wild’s arm, there was of course the fact that most of their member hid injuries, so there was no assurance they were in the clear quite yet.

Legend, in particular, was rather hard to pin down as hiding an injury which both saddened and frustrated the other heroes. It was sad because Legend was good at hiding when he was injured because more often than not people would take advantage of it if they knew. It was annoying because it meant Legend never took care of himself and didn’t like letting them help.

Right now, in particular, the vet in question was limping across camp. And limping, as everyone who knew the heroes knows, meant that it must be rather bad indeed.

“Ledge, please, I’m almost done splinting Twilight’s hand, just hold still and I’ll help you, okay?” Hyrule called over, shooting the rancher in question an apologetic look as he hurried to finish binding said splint in place.

Across the camp, out of reach of most of them and still limping about, Legend huffed something that may have been a disagreement or a complaint, no one could tell.

“Legend.” And there was the Dad Look.

“Time.” The vet clipped back, over his shoulder.

“Sit still.”

“It’s just a light sprain.” Legend scoffed, but he knelt down all the same, starting to roll out a few of their bedrolls for the night.

Twilight shook his head as he watched, eyes dark with worry and irritation both. “He’s fixing to cripple himself if he doesn’t stop that.”

The bandage looped once more around his wrist, Hyrule’s hands deft. “And how do you mean that?”

A nod, a huff. “He didn’t twist it. He smells off, it’s more pain than he’s letting on.”

A possible fracture then, and hopefully only that.

Hyrule frowned as he finished the splint on the rancher’s arm but he still accepted a hair ruffle in thanks once he was done putting the injured limb in a sling to keep the other from moving it too much. He was concerned for his mentor, and also irritated. They were all bad, although most careful enough to not be hit too hard or be wounded too badly, but Legend had been taking more and more hits lately. Usually, it was to save someone else, and usually he had the good sense to use his shield to catch a blow rather than his body, as Wild did, but shields can only block so much.

Maybe it made sense, to a point. Ever since they’d discovered that some of the enemies’ blades were poisoned, the risk in getting hit was higher than ever before, and while many of them were talented with a sword, there were a few of their number who failed to wield their shields with the same skill.

Not that that gave Legend a right to be an ass when he did get hurt watching their backs, but it did make it make a bit more sense why he was hurt at all.

After all, the vet would probably rather be killed than see another brother corrupted.

“Legend, sit.” Maybe Hyrule’s patience was running a bit low. He was tired though, so that had to be fair, right? “Let me see.”

Legend just shook his head, not as a ‘no’, but more like he was silently clucking his tongue at the younger hero. “It’s fine, Rule, I’ll treat it myself.”

Okay, maybe the healer’s patience was more than a bit low, because he found himself grabbing Legend by the shoulders and pushing him down onto his backside with a stern glare. “You and I both know that’s bullcrap, Legend. You don’t treat your own wounds. You fuss over ours and panic when they’re bad, but if you're injured you leave it to sit or look away when someone else stitches you up.”

A flush colored the face of the other as he looked up into shining amber eyes. They weren’t gold yet, not nearly, but there was a threat of Hyrule’s temper shining in their depths. “Now look here, the fact that I can’t handle blood is not-”

“It’s valid and you’re within your rights.” He didn’t need to be embarrassing his ancestor about entirely valid phobias, that wasn’t what he was getting at anyways. “But the rest of it? Gosh darn it, vet, let us help you!” And with a stern look at the other, he released the vet’s shoulders and sat back on his own heels, holding out a hand. “Give me your foot.”

Legend blinked at him, one brow arching in disbelief and an unspoken jest at Hyrule’s behavior. The healer wasn’t about to hear it.

“Now, Legend. Twilight may be injured, but Sky is fit as a flea if he needs to make you hold still.”

Across camp, Sky nodded tiredly. Legend kicked if you tried holding him down, and it was honestly more a risk than whatever monsters they faced because the vet rarely missed an opponent that was literally right behind or before him. The skyloftian was willing to help regardless, but like anyone with sense he was wary of the potential consequences.

Legend sighed, pulling his leg back and earning and arched brow from Hyrule.

“Chill.” The elder hero huffed. “I’m just getting my boot off. Don’t need Wolfie coming along and stealing it or something while you work.”

At the edge of camp, Wild giggled, shooting a look at his mentor who only shook his head in an exhausted manner.

Hyrule kept his cool, waiting just a bit impatiently while Legend worked his boot off, watching carefully how the vet’s face would twist or still here and again, teeth sawing against each other behind pursed lips in a sure sign that the other hero was in more pain than he was keen on letting on. Finally, however, the boot was off and Legend was sitting cross legged and bare footed.

“See? No blood.”

“No socks either.” Warriors leaned away from where he’d been sitting nearby, one hand to his nose. “Sweet Hylia, vet, why?”

The group as a whole ignored Sky’s indignant look at Warriors using Hylia’s name in vain.

“My socks are all worn out and holey, and I haven’t had a chance to mend them because I’ve been fixing y’alls gear instead.” Legend answered, looking pointedly at the captain’s scarf, which itself had been his most common mending project what with how well loved and commonly stollen the item was.

The captain flushed slightly, turning away and rubbing his neck, but he wasn't the only one, Time and Wind both also turning their gazes to the trees instead of the vet’s judgmental stare.

“Yeah, that’s what I thought.”

Hyrule rolled his eyes. “Foot, Legend.”

“I’m fine, Hyrule.” Violet eyes sparked with irritation as Legend leveled him with a look. “There’s no blood, it just hurts a bit. At worst, I pulled a muscle or something, and I can walk that off.”

Fine, if Legend wanted to play difficult, Hyrule would let him play difficult! It takes two to play though, and Hyrule has never been afraid to fight dirty. Sharp fingers darted out, grabbing the vet’s ankle and pulling.

There was a cut off scream of pain before Legend was slamming a hand over his own mouth and glaring at Hyrule past glistening tears. “The heck, ‘Rule!”

Deft hands worked over the injured limb, twisting and pushing as the vet squirmed, trying his best to pull back and out of the iron grip Hyrule has on his foot.

“Hyrule- for gosh sakes- let go!”

The vet was ignored, despite his insistence, and Hyrule’s frown deepened as Time joined the pair, their leader’s single eye fixed on the healer. “Prognosis?”

“Broken.” Hyrule answered, sending a sharp and gold-tinted glare at his ancestor. “Not even a clean one either. Why were you walking on this?”

A roll of the eyes, a weak tug that in no ways freed the vet’s foot from Hyrule’s hands. “You’re exaggerati-augh!” Violet eyes glared past tears as Hyrule leveled the other with a look, grip relaxing again from having squeezed the injured limb pointedly. “It’s not-”

“If you say ‘it’s not that bad’ I will pinch you.” Hyrule threatened.

Legend’s frown deepened, but he slumped in place, giving up fighting against his brother and instead resigning himself to sulking. “I honestly thought it was just a bad sprain or something. Chronic pain makes other pain weird; you don’t really notice stuff like this as easily.”

The others may or may not have been staring, Hyrule didn’t know, but he knew he was.

“Okay, first, that’s concerning. Second, if you can’t tell for yourself than you should be asking someone else to check, because it could be very bad, especially in cases like this.” The healer was already working to set the broken limb, and Warriors scooted back over, offering his hand for the vet to squeeze if needed. “With a break this bad, you could end up crippled if you don’t treat it properly.” And as a second thought he added, “or if you walk on it.”

Legend huffed; grip white-knuckled on Warriors’ hand as he watched Hyrule work.

Once the vet’s injury was tended, there wasn’t much left to be done. Wild made supper with some help from Four, since his arm was still injured and Time had ordered him to take it a bit easier tonight while it healed (enhanced healing was nice and all, but Wild still had limits) and they all helped a bit with cleaning up before setting watch and heading to bed.

As usual, Twilight and Four took first watch so they could sit up and watch the sun set fully as they liked to do most nights, whispering quietly about the twilight shadows and what they could hide. Warriors and Wild, their two war heroes, would be the ones with the dead-man’s shift so they didn’t wake anyone in the middle of the night with bad dreams. Time and Sky would take the last shift, although everyone, even Sky, knew that their leader would most likely be doing it alone. The man liked to let them rest when he could and couldn’t sleep for more than three consecutive hours anyways. That said, he’d probably spend the last hour of his shift trying to wake Sky up all the way so that the other would be alert enough to not drown in his breakfast in the morning.

That left Legend, Wind and Hyrule to sleep through the night, which was probably for the best because Wind had been asleep across Warriors’ lap even before they’d finished supper, Hyrule was exhausted from tending the others, and Legend needed rest if he was going to heal.

When Hyrule woke, however, it wasn’t to find the other heroes resting. No, Hyrule was awoken by harsh whispers and a scrabbling that made not only him, but most of the others, shoot up in their bed rolls and look for the source.

The source was Legend, who, instead of sleeping like any normal person who’d had their tibia shattered, was currently hopping around camp and getting whisper-yelled at by Time, who was pinned under a slumped over and snoring Sky.

Hyrule wanted very much to pull his blanket back over his head and pretend he didn’t see anything. In the same moment though, he also wanted tackle Legend to the ground and sit on him until the vet eventually passed out again, either from boredom or from Hyrule playing with his hair should the healer feel like being nice.

Rather than doing either of those things though, he pulled himself out of bed and started walking towards Legend like a normal person.

In a very not normal-person way, Legend hopped away from him, a smirk on his face as he motioned to his foot. “I’m not putting weight on it.”

And he wasn’t. He was just hopping about on his left leg like some sort of mad, disabled cricket.

“You should be resting.” Time sighed, not bothering with keeping his voice down since most of them (sans Sky) were now awake, despite his efforts.

“We have a lizard to hunt.” The vet returned, perched on one leg, arms crossed in front of him and looking like one of those weird pink bird from Aurora’s books. “I’m gathering my things.”

“You’re sitting down and resting.” Warriors corrected firmly. “You’re in no state to hunt anything.”

One pink brow cocked higher. “I’ll manage.”

“On one foot?”

A jut of the chin. “Watch me.”

The captain rolled his eyes, pulling himself up from his bedroll. “Yeah, no. Come on, vet.”

Maybe the man’s intent was to scoop Legend off his feet and place him back on his bedroll, but Legend was across the camp like a shot, still only using the one leg, the other tucked under him like a resting bird. He was anything but resting though, moving with a speed that would surely make Time proud if the man wasn’t burying his face in his hands with a sigh that said it was far too early for this nonsense.

Warriors gave chase, but Legend was, somehow, faster. The vet darted from one side of camp to the other, only tumbling once, just to smoothly back up to standing, still only on the one foot, and then hopping off again.

Legend even had the gall to do it all with his hands clasped behind his back, not once flailing to catch his balance.

Wild whistled, impressed.

Twilight gave his cub a disapproving look and moved to join the captain in trying to grab their vet.

“You’re wasting energy, you know.” Legend teased, looking far too awake for someone Hyrule knew hadn’t slept more than three hours that night (he’d had Wars wake him so he could check the other and the vet hadn’t even fallen asleep by then).

Warriors darted at their brother, and Legend danced away, grinning.

“Save your energy, captain. You haven’t even had your coffee yet.”

Warriors all but growled. “Then sit down so I can.”

“You heard the man,” Wind chipped in, making no move to help and instead watching with trembling shoulders that betrayed barely contained laughter, “a Wars without coffee isn’t a foe you don’t want to face.”

Legend hummed, and for a moment it looked like the vet was cornered, Twilight coming up behind him and Warriors standing, arms poised to snatch at him, in front of him. The captain took a step forward, fingers just grasping Legend’s shoulder before the vet was ducking down under his arm, still on one foot, still smirking, and still making Hyrule want to flop down and contemplate his adoration of his brother and whether it was worth it. “I’ll take my chances.”

Warriors groaned.

Twilight growled.

Legend chuckled, shooting a wink Wind’s way as he once more hopped just out of reach of Warriors.

A movement to the side caught Hyrule’s eye, and when he glanced over, it was to see Time hunched over Sky’s dozing form, mouth suspiciously close to the Chosen Hero’s gently twitching ear as the elder man murmured something that he couldn’t quite catch. Sky’s sapphire eyes blinked open lazily, staring across camp at where the others were chasing the vet. A smile broke over his face, silent laughter making creases form beside his eyes as his shoulders shook.

Legend was just showing off at this point, actually dancing back and forth, still on one foot, but throwing in spins that were entirely needless as he darted just out of Twilight’s grasp.

Time grunted, catching the attention of them all, but the man’s eye was fixed on his protégé, one ear flicking and his eyes holding words they wouldn’t read.

Twilight’s stance changed immediately, the rancher crouching low, arms poised to snatch at the vet.

Warriors glanced between one wolf to the other, light dancing in royal blue as he followed Twilight’s lead.

The two stalked closer to Legend, who at this point had caught onto whatever was happening but was about as confused as the watching heroes, actions more guarded and glances wary as he started actually darting away from one and just out of reach from another, this time making an effort to escape rather than to tease.

They were herding him, Hyrule found himself realizing with surprise. Two wolves, three if you counted the old man, working to corner their quarry. It was working too. Legend may have been a hero of courage, but Hyrule knew the tales of his hero, and he knew Legend was also rabbit at heart and it showed. The vet’s ears flicked attentively between his two pursuers, spinning to face them head on, well out of range and wary for their next move.

He made a crucial mistake though.

Legend turned his back on Sky and Time.

In a moment, their leader had reached up and snagged the back of the vet’s tunic, giving Sky time to lunge forwards, arms locking around the younger hero and pulling him down against the sleepy hero's chest. Legend scrabbled and, for a brief and rather hilarious moment, shrieked, but eventually stilled.

Sky’s sleep-addled hugs were like being wrapped in a thick and heavy blanket. The Chosen Hero would cling on tight, pulling his victim to his chest and burying his face in their hair, hanging on like a limpet, although much softer and great deal warmer.

Legend hissed. “Foul play.”

“Sleepy bunny.” Sky drawled, still half asleep and probably unaware of the part he had just played in stopping Legend.

“Very sleepy.” Time smirked, actually smirked, patting Legend’s head in a way that could almost be considered condescending. “He’s hurt, so he’s going to spend today resting while the rest of us repair our gear.” A single blue eye, sharp, but sparking with mischief, turned to the rest of them. “No breaking camp this morning, boys. We’ll rest a while and scavenge for supplies.” The man’s smirk widened a bit, and Hyrule found himself slightly surprised to realize their leader had the slightest hint of dimples. “If Wild can’t brew a hearty potion though, I think Legend will need to be riding piggy back until his leg heals.”

The vet snorted, but Hyrule didn’t miss how the older boy nestled up against Sky’s chest, legs tucking up as they always did when he was sleeping, and violet eyes fluttered briefly (Hyrule found himself wondering if Legend did himself in with all that darting about). “Jokes on you, I don’t mind piggy back rides.”

That turned out to be a good thing, because Wild wasn’t able to brew a potion, and Legend ended up riding piggy back for nearly a week until they got dropped on Lon Lon Ranch. Surprisingly, he managed to fight the monsters they ran into despite being on Warriors’ shoulders, and the two seemed to have some fun with it, so it turned out alright.

Legend didn’t even flush when Wind teased him about it later.

There was probably a story there, but as long as Legend was staying off his bad leg, Hyrule wasn’t questioning it.

He was pretty sure the Old Man had told him that story already anyways.

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Things rapidly get out of hand when the chain enters a cave system that's become infested with Poes. In a mix of instincts and rampant adrenaline one of their own is felled by a brother. Leading to a chase in the dark with danger at every turn. Will they be able to make it out of this ordeal intact? Or will they forever be fractured by the events to come?

Warnings: Graphic descriptions of injuries, Sensory Overload, Blood, Hurt no comfort..at least not much, Friendly Fire, Character Death(ish)

It had all happened so fast. The battle had been overwhelming, the stench of blood filling the cave, the clanging of their weapons ringing in his ears. Not to mention the scramble to keep light going so everyone can see, or the cackling and shrieking of the Poes they'd been hunting before being attacked from the shadows.

Twilight had kept his senses focused because of the uncertain darkness and the Poes. He shouldn't have bothered. If he'd just stuck to the light of the lanterns, maybe it would have kept this from happening.

Everything burned, his eyes stinging from the rapid switches between blinding fire light and shadowed darkness. His ears flicking, practically vibrating with the sharp ringing of blades and the death screams as monsters fall to him and his brothers. Scent trails flooding the enclosed cavern and overwhelming his nose with a burning metallic mix of blood and smoke, as well as the acrid stench of magic and the occasional shattered potion bottle.

Even his muscles felt raw from the sheer tension imposed by the cramped quarters and the uncertainty of what would be coming from where. Leaving him feeling like a taut rope ready to snap, fraying his focus at the edges and making it nearly impossible to hold it.

If he'd just dropped it maybe it wouldn't have been so bad.

If he'd just been paying attention to what really mattered maybe he would've noticed that the fighting had stopped. Would've realized that the growls he heard were coming from his own throat. He would've known it was a gentle hand reaching out to him and not a threat.

His back had been to the others as he kept a frantic eye out for something new to leap from the tunnel ahead of him, so he hadn't heard the teens quiet voice. The blood rushing through his already aching ears, the pounding in his chest and his head, it had drowned it out.

He didn't think. He didn't know.

Something touched his arm and he just swung on instinct, pitching into a strong spinning strike as a fresh jolt of adrenaline flooded his system. He felt his blade make easy purchase, slicing right through whatever it was so cleanly. Something so much softer than the leathery flesh of the monsters they'd been fighting. But it's only the blood curdling scream in response that finally pierces his overwhelmed senses.

A sound so painfully human.

The world floods back into focus too quickly, like a mirror shattering and splintering through the air, giving way to a unbridled storm of terror as he realizes what he's done. The echo of that agonized howl still reverberating through the cave so loudly his sensitive ears threaten to bleed.

To his horror it's Hyrule who now lays flat on his back at his feet, clutching helplessly at the deep wound now marring his stomach and chest. A horrid valley nearly cleaving him in half. Exposing the bone and muscle that he'd carved through with his own blade like it was nothing. The traveler's body quickly begins to darken and glisten cruelly in the flickering light of the lanterns, as a pool of crimson bubbles up through his trembling desperate fingers and quickly begins to pool beneath him. Ragged and strangled gasps of pain being dragged out of him between panicked whines as tears prickle at the corners of his eyes.

He can't make out the words being screamed at him, time moving in slow motion as he looks up and finds Legend and Warriors barreling towards him. An understandable mix of horror and rage of some form painting his companions' expressions, everyone's weapons still at the ready.

His mind comes to an immediate acceptance that they have every right to tear him apart right here and now with no mercy. But his instincts, and the blood pounding in his ears as the monster inside him howls, are stronger.

And they scream at him to run.

His sword clatters to the ground with an uncomfortable and nerve jostling clang as he quickly stumbles back and away, but when Legend makes no sign of stopping neither does he. Staying out of the veteran's reach and dodging the few quick but pointed blade swipes meant to drive him back, before turning on his heels and bolting directly into the darkness of the tunnel. Ignoring the continued and garbled shouts that rattle through the walls after him.

He doesn't know for how long or even if Legend continues to chase him, but he doesn't stop, not for a second. He doesn't know which tunnel he's at, where it will take him or how many turns he nearly fumbles on in his desperation.

He just keeps running, that momentary image of the traveler bleeding out at his feet, that look of fear and agony from his brother, burned into his vision so sharply that it's all he can see in the dark.

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Hyrule did a quick visual sweep over everyone as soon as the fighting stopped. His heart pounding in his chest as heavy breaths shuddered out of him. To his relief, everyone was still standing, covering their respective areas of the cave and watching warily for any more monsters. An ominous growl still rattling through the air.

It took him a moment, to realize where exactly it was coming from. Amber eyes eventually settling on none other than Twilight, which made it much easier to relax.

He'd learned early on, that along with his sharp teeth and odd mannerisms, Twilight tended to growl when he was stressed. Eerily animalistic in nature, but it was just something he did. So once identified, it wasn't that deep rumbling sound that worried Hyrule.

No, it was the full body trembling in his brothers usually oh so steady and careful form. Followed by the deep claw marks tearing raggedly through his right thigh, and the blooming patch of crimson spreading along his side. That very human shade of red shining amongst the spattering of monstrous black that soaks a good bit of his clothes in the flickering light of the lanterns.

Hyrules sight is much more sensitive than most realize. The dark that covers most of the cave not hindering him in the slightest. So he can see the weight his brother subconsciously shifts off his leg. The tension in his shoulders, the near constant flicking of his ears. But all that really registers to him, is those quickly pools of red growing larger by the moment. And the ragged, shaking breaths slipping passed the pelted hero's lips.

So with a shuffle to his steps he quickly moves forward, and tries to keep his worried voice gentle but audible so he doesn't startle the other. Carefully reaching out to touch his arm and hopefully settle him a bit.

"Twilight? Twilight it's okay, it's over..They're gone-"

In hindsight? He really should have waited a few moments longer. Let the growl in the bigger hero's throat die out, or waited till he got a verbal confirmation that he'd been heard.

After all, all of them have reflexes ingrained into them. Ranging everywhere from unfortunate, to deadly. It's just a part of their lives, something they've learned in order to keep themselves breathing during those dangerous nights alone when most of them had no one else to watch their backs. They've swung at one another on multiple occasions when startled, and Twilight is no exception to those unfortunate circumstances. Hell he'd broken Warrior's nose on one of the rare occasions the captain had tried to wake him from a nightmare.

So in the end he really should've seen this coming, should've known better and taken greater care to think things through. Because instincts are instincts whether one is bare handed, or wielding a blade.

At first, he didn't feel anything. The movement was so fast despite the others' size. That quick and devastating spin on his heels almost like lighting as his blade flashed in the glow of the room. But by the time he meets the ground, agony runs through every fiber of his being.

It had started like a papercut, something startling and unexpected, but quickly that pain spread like wildfire. Severed nerves and shredded muscles howling in waves that begin to ripple through him and drive panic into his lungs. A deep cavernous wound entirely unhindered by the meager protection his old and worn tunic provides.

His throat burns with the sheer volume of the scream that's ripped out of him, taking the last of the air in his stuttering lungs with it as his back meets with cold stone. Warm blood, his blood, seeping through his fingers as he shakily grabs at the pulsing wound. Copious amounts of the very thing that keeps him alive bubbling out of him with every thump of his panicking heart. Ragged, gaping and fruitless gasps escaping him as he stares up helplessly at those glowing, unnatural blue eyes.

Twilight's eyes are solid, haunting pools of that bright fearsome color. The deep, primal, adrenaline filled rage that's driving him still palpably visible. Those sharp canine teeth of his bared in a threatening snarl. But it's only for that brief, horrible moment that it's there. His eyes, and the odd markings that detail his skin continuing to glow, even though that panicked frenzy rapidly falls into realization. Then surges like a powerful updraft into a mix of fear and deep seeded sorrow.

Everything sounds too loud and too quiet all at once as the edges of his vision start to grow fuzzy. Their gazes snapping apart as Twilight suddenly looks up, then rapidly backs away out of his line of sight. He registers Legend blasting past him, that bright red tunic fluttering with a furry that matches his speed, meanwhile Warriors drops to his side.

He hadn't even noticed how numb he'd started to become, that the burning scream in his body had started fading into the cold grips of shock. But when the captain presses against his gaping wound with something heavy and warm, applying the pressure his shaking hands can't maintain, his mind goes blank with white hot pain.

Reality slams back into him as the cacophony of voices echoing in the cave start ringing over top of one another. His whole body trembling as he chokes on a bubble of blood that forces its way up his throat. That thick coppery taste causing him to gag further as the alr3ady dim world slowly begins to grow darker and darker around him.

"It's gonna be okay Traveler..alright? Hey! stay with me Link!"

Warriors gets right in line of his rapidly tunneling vision. Giving him a gentle shake before calling desperately for a fairy. Even in the throws of pain Hyrule isn't stupid enough to think a potion could fix this, but a fairy? It'd been so long since they'd found a fountain. Even if they're in Time's world. The woods surrounding the cave had been scared clean because of the evil seeping from the dark tunnels.

The increasing desperation on the Captain's face reflects his fears, especially as he tries to readjust the fabric. Time dipping into view and adding more pressure that just makes Hyrules body shake with the spike of pain it brings. Tears springing to his eyes as he desperately tries to breath around the blood in his throat. Only to start choking as the thick substance is sucked into his lungs from the attempt.

He knows what's coming, and he truly hates this part as he feels his limbs growing colder, becoming numb. His brother's voices growing more distant as the waves of pain from every small movement pulsing through him begin to dim into a throb.

He doesn't know if it's shock doing him in or rapid blood loss. A faint surge of fear making him wonder if he'll even wake up this time. Is this it? Is this where he's going to die? Miles and even decades away from his home?

Shakily as spurts of blood spatter his lips on a desperate gasp, he searches. Unable to really feel that he's found what he's looking for, until Time grips his hand so tightly that fear feels it even through the decaying buzz that has set into his much too heavy arm.

He can't hear what the old man is saying, the world sounding like he's drowning at the bottom of a pond. But he sees a determined, desperate look in the adults hazel eye. That fear filled forest like color somewhat soothing despite the lingering panic in Hyrules bones. Time must be closer than he realized if he can see that so clearly. Given the blurr that's begun to smear the tunneling edges of his vision.

If this is it, at least he's not alone. Right? He knows they're there, especially as the dull sensation of fingers running through his hair numbs the last dredges of the panic in his mind. The stutter in his chest easing, as a bright, rosy pink light covers his cold skin like a soft warm blanket. And eases him to sleep.

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